Billy Horschel searching for best finish at Arnold Palmer Invitational

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Joint leader at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Billy Horschel is searching for his seventh PGA Tour win. Photo: brobible.com

Billy Horschel (T1/-7) holds 54-hole lead/co-lead for the fourth time on PGA TOUR and is 2-for-3 to date converting to victory (2013 Valero Texas Open/T3, 2014 BMW Championship/won, 2014 TOUR Championship/won).

Posts 1-under 71 after holing out for birdie from off the green (28’5”) on No. 18.

Was the only player in the final eight pairings with an under-par score.

 

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Making his 10th consecutive start at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (best: T13/2017).

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In search of his seventh PGA Tour win (most recent: 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play).

Talor Gooch (T1/-7) holds 54-hole lead/co-lead in for the second time on Tour, and is 1-for-1 to date converting to victory (2021 RSM Classic).

Best finish in three prior starts at the event is T13 (2020).

 

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Earned first Tour title at the 2021 RSM Classic and seeks to join Hideki Matsuyama as a multiple winner this season.

Max Homa (T17/E) records his first ace on Tour with a pitching wedge from 163 yards at the par-3 14th hole.

 

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Second-round leader Viktor Hovland (3rd/-6) falls one behind the co-leaders following a 3-over 75. At 24 years, 5 months, 16 days on Sunday, would become the fifth-youngest winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

With an eagle on the par-5 16th hole for the second straight day, 2022 WM Phoenix Open champion Scottie Scheffler (4th/-5) closes with the best nine-hole score of the week (5-under 31) en route to a 4-under 68.

Gary Woodland (5th/-4) is in search of his fifth PGA Tour victory and first since the 2019 U.S. Open.

Chris Kirk (T6/-3) has top-15 finishes in four of his last five starts at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (T12/2016, MC/2017, 13th/2018, T15/2019, T8/2021).

Winner of the 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational and first-round leader Rory McIlroy (T6/-3) has five consecutive top-10s at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (longest active streak): T4/2017, Won/2018, T6/2019, T5/2020, T10/2021.

 

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His third-round 4-over 76 equals his highest score in 31 rounds at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (R4/2020, R4/2021, R3/2022).

With a 2-under 70, Matt Fitzpatrick (T9/-2) posted the lone bogey-free round of the day and leads the field with the fewest bogeys (4) through 54 holes; in search of his fourth consecutive top-10 finish at the event (2nd/2019, T9/2020, T10/2021).

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